[mythtvnz] DVB-T MHEG EPG

[Tony Sauri]

On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 23:55, Solor Vox wrote:
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>
> Let me know of anything else that would be helpful.  I'm thinking that
> there might be a way to pull data from the tuners directly from
> mythtv.  Since mythtv has built-in rb-browser to view the MHEG stream
> while watching TV.  So maybe I can hook directly in and not need
> exclusive use of the tuner.
>

a)Solor Vox  I like the work you have been doing thanks for picking this up.

b)  Not an enhancement request yet, but I hope this will be food for thought 
that may develop into something useful.

I have been analysing the mhegdata and have developed a theory that there is a 
series code built in.

If we look at the data for two episodes of Coronation Street (below)

20
	70200
	73800
	1
	19:30
	49
	/10167750
	Coronation Street
	Jed demands money from Tony; Peter is determined to make a
	change; and Steve and Becky risk a kiss under the mistletoe.
	2
	/pngs/ear.png
	/pngs/pgr.png
	1
	50
	/1008390                    <<<<<<<<<<<  
	Coronation Street
	No synopsis available
	0


18
	70200
	73800
	1
	19:30
	49
	/10167752
	Coronation Street
	Tony deals with Jed; Steve and Becky are happy in a winter
	wonderland; and Molly is guilty after banishing Pam.
	2
	/pngs/ear.png
	/pngs/pgr.png
	1
	50
	/1008390                    <<<<<<<<<<<  
	Coronation Street
	No synopsis available
	0

The fields I have indicated with <<<<<<<<<<<  do not vary and it seems 
sensible to me that the Freeview PVR uses this for it's "series record" 
function.

Now the challenge is how to use this intelligence to create a series 
scheduling capability in MythTV.

My first thought was "Series 1008390" into the synopsis field  but then there 
is a need to set up a keyword search to actually set the scheduling rule.

There are also other kludges like creating a new sql table and running a 
regular cron to automate the scheduling.

Any other ideas out there?

Regards

Tony